Shonen Knife live in concert.
ON TOUR

Shonen Knife

54
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
%
Based on 
54
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
77
%
Based on 
5
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Based on 54 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Shonen Knife is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Shonen Knife concert reviews describe live shows and performances as colorful, career-spanning, crowd-pleasing, pleasing, enjoyable, effortless, and infectious.

ON TOUR

Joiners Arms, Southampton, United Kingdom (May 31); Concorde 2, Brighton, United Kingdom (June 1); Oran Mor, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 8)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Sweet Candy Power (4 June 2019)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Osaka, Osaka, Japan (1981 - present)
Bio
all-female band from Osaka, Japan started in 1981 and since then making punk, garage and pop music. They cite as their main influences 60s garage rock girl groups and punk rock such as Ramones.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

March 7, 2024
%
Shonen Knife and Teenwolf – Artworks on Waiheke: March 6, 2024

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

March 3, 2024
80
%
Shonen Knife Live In Concert

Backseat Mafia

February 26, 2024
%
MONA FOMA Festival – Shonen Knife, Wednesday and Little Ugly Girls, MONA Lawns, 25.02.2024

Scenestr (Australia)

February 22, 2024
%
Last night saw the return of Japan's infamous Shonen Knife (translates into Boy-Knife) to the Gold Coast on their 'Our Best Place' tour.

The Skinny (UK)

April 26, 2023
80
%
Five decades into their career, Japanese pop-punk trio Shonen Knife are still effortlessly bringing the party with their undeniable energy

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

November 15, 2019
%
Shonen Knife brought their sweet, bubblegum-punk-rock sound to Whammy Bar last night, effortlessly showing that after almost 38 years and 22 albums, theyre still as gorgeously irresistible and enjoyable as ever.

Twin Cities Media (USA)

October 3, 2019
%
Shonen Knife Attract A Colorful Crowd At The Fine Line

Past critic reviews published in

Louder Sound, Reflections of Darkness (Germany), V13 (Canada), Distorted Sound Magazine (UK), Louder Sound and more

Image Credit

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